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Coordinates: 4°43′17″N 119°8′42″E / 4.72139°N 119.14500°E / 4.72139; 119.14500
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{{Short description|Island in the Philippines}}
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| country = [[Philippines]]
| country = [[Philippines]]
| country_admin_divisions_title = Region
| country_admin_divisions_title = Region
| country_admin_divisions = [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Province
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Province
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Tawi-Tawi]]
| country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Tawi-Tawi]]
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Municipality
| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Municipality
| country_admin_divisions_2 = [[Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi|Sitangkai]]
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'''Mardanas Island''' is an island in the [[Philippine municipality|municipality]] of [[Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi|Sitangkai]], [[Tawi-Tawi]]. With an area of {{convert|0.1|km2}}. It is officially known as '''Siluag''' in the ''1939 Census Atlas of the Philippines''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Millegan|first1=Lloyd|title=Census of the Philippines 1939|date=November 1942|publisher=Philippines, Commission of the Census|page=67}}</ref>, however locals and the [[Philippine Navy]] disputes this name.<ref name="schadow1"/> It is one of the last islands of the [[Sulu Archipelago]] nearest the [[Malaysia–Philippines_border|Philippine-Malaysian border]] and is next to [[Panguan Island]].
'''Mardanas Island''' is an island in the [[Philippine municipality|municipality]] of [[Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi|Sitangkai]], [[Tawi-Tawi]]. With an area of {{convert|0.1|km2}}. It is officially known as '''Siluag''' in the ''1939 Census Atlas of the Philippines'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Millegan|first1=Lloyd|title=Census of the Philippines 1939|date=November 1942|publisher=Philippines, Commission of the Census|page=67}}</ref> however locals and the [[Philippine Navy]] disputes this name.<ref name="schadow1"/> It is one of the last islands of the [[Sulu Archipelago]] nearest the [[Malaysia–Philippines_border|Philippine-Malaysian border]] and is next to [[Panguan Island]].



==See also==
==See also==
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*[http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/497066916 Mardanas Island] at [[OpenStreetMap]]
*[http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/497066916 Mardanas Island] at [[OpenStreetMap]]
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[[Category:Islands of Tawi-Tawi]]
[[Category:Islands of Tawi-Tawi]]

Latest revision as of 00:13, 3 October 2023

Mardanas Island
Mardanas Island
Mardanas Island is located in Philippines
Mardanas Island
Mardanas Island
Location within the Philippines
Geography
Coordinates4°43′17″N 119°8′42″E / 4.72139°N 119.14500°E / 4.72139; 119.14500
ArchipelagoSulu Archipelago
Adjacent toCelebes Sea
Area0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi)[1]
Administration
RegionBangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
ProvinceTawi-Tawi
MunicipalitySitangkai
Additional information
Map

Mardanas Island is an island in the municipality of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi. With an area of 0.1 square kilometres (0.039 sq mi). It is officially known as Siluag in the 1939 Census Atlas of the Philippines,[2] however locals and the Philippine Navy disputes this name.[1] It is one of the last islands of the Sulu Archipelago nearest the Philippine-Malaysian border and is next to Panguan Island.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Malicdem, Ervin (17 June 2017). "The Breathtaking Mardanas Island of Tawi-Tawi". Schadow1 Expeditions. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. ^ Millegan, Lloyd (November 1942). Census of the Philippines 1939. Philippines, Commission of the Census. p. 67.
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